Manufacturing Cyber Security Architect
About this role
At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.
The Position
At Roche, we believe that inclusion drives innovation. We invite you to show up as yourself—embraced for the unique perspectives and qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections where every voice matters. Here, you are valued, accepted, and respected, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we advance science, prevent, stop, and cure diseases, and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come.
About the Organization
A healthier future.
It’s what drives us to innovate, continuously advance science, and ensure access to healthcare for generations to come—giving us all more time with the people we love.
As part of our 10-year Pharma vision, delivering innovative data analytics solutions to our scientists across
Pharma Technical Operations (PT)
is essential. To accelerate this, the
PT Digital and Operational Excellence (PTE)
organization catalyzes global strategy and execution. We build an inclusive community, put the power of data into the hands of our people, elevate Lean and Digital skills across PT, and scale advanced analytics solutions for the ultimate benefit of our patients.
The Opportunity
As a
Manufacturing Cyber Security Architect
, you will be at the heart of our digital transformation. Serving as the key liaison between global Technical Operations, Cyber Security teams, and local manufacturing engineering, you will hold a global scope to architect our manufacturing network of the future.
In this role, you will act as a strategic mediator to ensure compliance, conduct security design reviews, assess maturity, and support secure, seamless operations—bridging global enterprise initiatives with local site-specific realities while fostering OT security awareness.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Representation:
- Act as the primary cyber security and digital liaison between manufacturing site operations and global PTE teams.
- Architecture & Advisory:
- Design, define, and enable future manufacturing needs through expert consulting on technologies such as IIoT, Open Source, Unified Namespace (UNS), Asset Administration Shell (AAS), and cloud-based manufacturing systems.
- Site Compliance & Governance:
- Ensure site-level adherence to corporate cyber security standards, policies, risk frameworks, and regulatory requirements.
- Controls & Infrastructure:
- Support the implementation and continuous monitoring of cyber security controls across manufacturing equipment, automation systems, and digital infrastructure.
- Bridge & Translation:
- Adapt global PT and IT cyber security strategies to fit operational realities at the local site level.
- Culture & Empowerment:
- Facilitate communication, training, and capability building on cyber security practices for cross-functional site teams.
- Incident Response & Resilience:
- Coordinate site-level incident responses, managing escalations to global teams when required.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Partner with IT, Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing teams to embed security into digital initiatives (e.g., Industry 4.0, IoT, MES).
- Who You Are
- You are an agile, solution-oriented professional who thrives in a complex, regulated environment. You combine strong technical acumen in manufacturing cyber security with exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Qualifications & Skills:
- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related field (Master’s preferred), or equivalent practical experience.
- Industry Experience:
- Proven experience (typically 3–5+ years) in pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated manufacturing environments.
- Technical Knowledge:
- Deep understanding of cyber security frameworks, compliance standards, GxP regulations, Purdue Model, OT architectural design, Enterprise Service Bus, and UNS implementations.
- Systems Familiarity:
- Working knowledge of manufacturing systems and digital technologies (e.g., SCADA, DCS, MES, IIoT).
- Leadership & Collaboration:
- Demonstrated ability to translate global requirements into practical site action, build trust across global/local teams, and manage diverse stakeholders effectively.
- Problem-Solving & Governance:
- Experience in risk assessment, KPI governance, audit preparation, and technical documentation.
- Certifications (Bonus):
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, ISA/IEC 62443, GICSP, or SANS ICS are considered a strong asset.
About Roche
A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact. Let’s build a healthier future, together. Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.